Chapter 176: Really Scheming

Su's mother was thinking about Su Wan's birthday, so she went shopping the day before to prepare for Su Wan's birthday.

She went to the clothing store and bought two sets of summer clothes for Su Wan, both in the little girl's favorite colors.

To be honest, this is the first time that my family has celebrated our child’s birthday properly. Now that conditions are better, we have to have fun when it’s time to add some joy.

A new house should have some homely feel.

After running for a month, Su Wan felt uncomfortable all over and went to bed early for several days.

I slept until noon and when I opened my eyes, I was still asleep when I saw two new dresses at the head of the bed, one in goose yellow and the other in green, which looked pretty good.

She didn't know why she had new clothes to wear today. Just as she was thinking about it, Su's mother came in.

She pushed open the door and saw her daughter sitting there in a daze with a disheveled look on her face.

"Mom, what day is today? Did you buy this for me?"

"That's right, some people even forget their own birthdays." Su's mother joked while holding a basin of hot water in her hand.

Su Wan thought about it carefully and pointed at himself with a little hesitation.

"Could it be that today is my birthday?"

"What? Have you really forgotten? You haven't woken up yet? It seems that you are too tired recently." Mother Su couldn't help feeling distressed when she thought about her daughter traveling back and forth for business.

It was normal for Su Wan to be unsure. Her birthday was originally in July, and now she knew.

Gu Yue's birthday is also today. They were born on the same day, so there is no way to ignore it.

"Hurry up and wash up, put on new clothes, and let me comb your hair into a beautiful bun. Let's have a wonderful birthday."

Su's mother pulled her hand up, and after Su Wan washed up, she let her clean herself up.

She wore a green skirt, which looked very fresh. Her long hair was half tied up and half let down, draped behind her head, which made her look more gentle.

There is no decoration on the head, just a pearl flower of the same color, simple and exquisite.

After she dressed up, at first glance she looked similar to when she was at Gu's house before.

It was as if she was still that rich lady.

Fourth brother also took a day off today to come back and celebrate her birthday with her.

The three brothers all prepared birthday gifts for Su Wan. Su Chen bought her a round fan embroidered with hibiscus and with tassels hanging on the handle.

The weather was getting warmer, and almost every woman in Xiangzhou Prefecture had a lotus, so he also went to buy one for Su Wan, because he knew she liked lotus.

Fourth brother gave a box of rouge and spent two months' salary to buy the best rouge from Madam Xie. He also asked Madam Xie which one was most suitable for Su Wan, so that she would not make a mistake.

The fifth brother was more special. He bought a small piece of wood from somewhere and carved a small statue of Su Wan with his own hands. Unexpectedly, he was not only an outstanding painter, but also an excellent woodcarver.

In order to achieve a satisfactory carving effect, he repeatedly threw several semi-finished products, and blisters appeared on his fingers. He didn't know when it started, but she didn't even notice it.

When he gave the wood carving to Su Wan, she noticed the blisters on his fingers at a glance.

Su Wan's heart tightened, and she took his hand and looked at it carefully.

"Fifth brother, how did your hands become like this?"

Su Yi pulled his hand back, hid it behind his back, and smiled indifferently:

"It's okay, it will be fine in a few days. I don't feel any pain."

He didn't feel any pain, but Su Wan felt heartbroken.

"Fifth brother, tell me, why are you going through all this trouble? It must have taken a lot of thought, right? I'll pop the blisters for you later, and then I'll apply some medicine on you."

Su Wan was very happy to receive gifts from his third and fourth brothers, but when it came to Su Yi, the gifts they gave were thrown aside. Su Wan's attention was attracted by him.

Su Yun saw Su Wan holding Su Yi's hand and blowing on it very gently. Then he looked at Su Yi's slightly aggrieved expression, and his back teeth were clattering.

"Third brother, look at him, he's really scheming."

Su Chen was not as angry as Su Yun, but he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

When Su Wan heard her fourth brother's complaints, she immediately retorted on behalf of her fifth brother.

"Fourth brother, how can you say that? Fifth brother did this just to make me happy. It's fine if you don't care about him, but how can you say he's scheming?"

Faced with his sister's indignant expression, Su Yun was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

“I…I…you…”

He stammered there for a long time, unable to find any words to refute. The most important thing was that Su Yi raised his eyebrows at him provocatively when Su Wan wasn't looking, which made him even more crazy.

"Good job, Su Yi. We'll see what happens next year."

After Su Yun finished speaking, he crossed his arms and turned around angrily.

Seeing them fighting, Su Wan was helpless and stepped out to be a peacemaker:

"I like all the gifts from my brothers very much. You are so thoughtful and have put on new clothes. But I always feel like something is missing. I just need this round fan from my third brother and this box of rouge from my fourth brother to improve my complexion. When I go out, I will definitely be the most beautiful girl on the whole street."

Su Wan is a master at keeping things in balance. He can coax his brothers into submission with just a few words.

"That's pretty good." Su Yun no longer cared.

After my brothers had delivered their gifts, my uncle and his family also came to deliver things.

Su Wan paid their family a total of twenty taels of silver per month, and the salary would increase in the future.

They were not particularly rich, so her aunt personally sewed two sets of undergarments for her to wear to sleep at night.

Yang Qingqing personally embroidered a sachet and stuffed it with soothing herbs from the pharmacy, hoping that she would sleep well when she put it next to her pillow at night.

The gift may be small, but the sentiment is great. This is the happiest birthday Su Wan has had in all these years.

Su's father was also thinking about Su Wan's birthday today, so he came to Xiangzhou yesterday, but he didn't arrive until the evening, so Su Wan didn't know about it.

I didn't see him until I reached the front hall.

"Daddy!" Su Wan shouted in surprise.

When Mr. Su heard this, his eyes narrowed into slits from laughing.

"Oh, my Wanwan is so beautiful today."

"Dad, why are you here?"

"I'm just thinking about your birthday. This is your first birthday in our house, so of course Dad has to come and be with you."

Su Wan was almost moved to death. This knife of family affection was so powerful.

It was also during the chat that I learned about some family news.

Father Su said that He Jiaolan from the He family got married a few days ago. She married a scholar from the next village, and her family gave her a dowry of fifty taels.

Although they are both daughters, the treatment Jiao Xing and she receive is completely different.

He chose a scholar, and the He family’s dream has not been shattered yet.

However, just treat it as a joke and laugh it off. Anyway, I will not have any contact with the He family in the future.

Whether their family is good or bad is none of their business.